At State Capitol, a day to talk paid family leave
"You're not a bad employee if you need to take time off to take care of your family," said Johnson, who works as a sleep technician at Lawrence +
Johnson spoke at a news conference that the
It's an employee-funded program that would offer covered employees up to 12 workweeks of compensation during any 12-month period, by taking up to 0.5 percent from employees' paychecks.
Addressing the committee, Rep.
The bill calls for the
Upon approval from the
Reasons someone may take leave include childbirth, a serious health condition or caregiving for a family member with a serious health condition.
The bill states that the amount of earnings subject to the 0.5 percent contribution shall not exceed the
The Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program does not include state, municipal or board of education employees, unless their collective bargaining unit opts in.
The bill allows the
Advocates share personal stories, and opponents their concerns
A review of 39 pieces of written testimony submitted on S.B. 1 showed 33 writers -- including six from
Opposing the bill, the
One of the first to testify at the hearing was
He argued that funding state employees to administer the program will require additional costs not previously computed and he disputed claims that the program will be at no cost to employers. Gjede said a soon-to-be-released survey of CBIA members showed that 80 percent have either significant or moderate concerns about the legislation.
This seemed to confuse some legislators, who have heard strong support.
Sen.
Kushner is co-chair of the
"I had to make a decision on being away from her in a time when she needed me the most, to make money, to keep the household going," Porter said.
Noting that surrounding states have "implemented this program and implemented it very well,"
Committee ranking member
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